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Recent Examples of lumberman
Only two months after her showdown with the armed lumberman, Mary Gibbs was living with her widowed mother Susan in a downtown Minneapolis apartment.
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Curt Brown, Star Tribune, 5 Dec. 2020
The lumberman crowded in next, becoming the second white man to catch a fatal load of buckshot.
—Craig Pittman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
For one of Eric’s distant relatives, a lumberman named Moses Grandy, the swamp was at once the site of his bondage and the nexus of his freedom.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 13 Apr. 2022
The first of the two homes, known as Indian Spring, was built by Ms. Arsht about 20 years ago, on land once owned by Ziegfeld Follies star Peggy Hopkins Joyce and her then-husband, millionaire lumberman James Stanley Joyce.
—Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
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Curt Brown, Star Tribune, 5 Dec. 2020
The lumberman crowded in next, becoming the second white man to catch a fatal load of buckshot.
—Craig Pittman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
For one of Eric’s distant relatives, a lumberman named Moses Grandy, the swamp was at once the site of his bondage and the nexus of his freedom.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 13 Apr. 2022
The first of the two homes, known as Indian Spring, was built by Ms. Arsht about 20 years ago, on land once owned by Ziegfeld Follies star Peggy Hopkins Joyce and her then-husband, millionaire lumberman James Stanley Joyce.
—Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumberman
Noun
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The buildings hearken back to days when miners and loggers crowded the main street’s saloons.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Longwood’s modern history begins a half-century later, when the industrialist Pierre S. du Pont purchased the arboretum to save it from the logger’s ax.—
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airmail.news,
16 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Go deeper: SouthPark’s personal shopper will help transform your wardrobe, no matter your budget, age or lifestyle Unleash your inner lumberjack Escape the heat with axe throwing — here are a few spots in the area: BATL Axe Throwing (Plaza Midwood): 933 Louise Ave.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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Duffy was a 25-year-old aspiring lawyer who competed in lumberjack competitions.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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George said his father quashed his early dream to be a game warden or forester.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
12 Dec. 2024
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Since the project began, scientists and local foresters from the indigenous Matlatzinca people have planted nearly 1,000 seedlings.—
Andrea J. Arratibel,
WIRED,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Lumberman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumberman. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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